Event AS99 Main San Antonio, Texas Marriott Rivercenter July 1999

1999 Spingold Final: Nickell vs. Beatty

by Richard Pavlicek

Segment 1

1. N deals None vul	A 8 6 Q 7 2 10 9 6 3 A Q J		West Eisenberg Dbl 3 Lead 2 3 K 3 J 9 Q J	North Soloway 1 Pass All Pass 2nd 4 2 A A Q K 7 10	East Hayden Pass 2 3rd 9 10 4 7 7 A 3 6	South Hamman 1 NT 3 4th Q 6 5 2 8 5 4 9	West Nickell Dbl 3 4 Lead	North Beatty 1 Pass Pass All Pass 2nd	East Freeman Pass 2 3 NT 3rd	South Onstott 2 Pass Pass 4th
K 10 9 7 A K 9 4 3 4 K 4 2		J 4 3 J 10 8 A Q 8 5 10 7 5
75486 86587 57856 46845 Par NS +100	Q 5 2 6 5 K J 7 2 9 8 6 3
Nickell NS 3 East -3 +150 +3 3	Beatty NS   4 East -1   +50  0

2. E deals N-S vul	A K 10 9 8 4 2 9 7 5 10 7 4		West Eisenberg Dbl Pass Lead 7 2 K Q 9	North Soloway 2 NT Pass 2nd K 7 Q 3 3	East Hayden Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 A 10 7 Q	South Hamman 1 3 4th 6 5 J K 4	West Nickell Pass Dbl Pass 3 Lead K	North Beatty 1 Pass 3 All Pass 2nd	East Freeman Pass Pass 2 Pass 3rd	South Onstott 1 2 Pass Pass 4th
Q 10 7 3 Q 5 A 4 3 2 A Q 6		J 8 5 4 J 7 K 10 8 6 9 8 5
75958 = 67475 = Par NS +140	9 6 2 A K 6 3 Q J K J 3 2
Nickell NS 3 South = +140 +1 4	Beatty NS   3 East -2   +100  0

3. S deals E-W vul	K 7 6 4 3 K 4 K J 8 7 2 10		West Eisenberg Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 A 9 2 4 K 8	North Soloway 2 3 4 2nd 3 8 J 3 9 6 7	East Hayden Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 4 K A J 5 5	South Hamman 1 NT 2 3 4th Q 5 3 6 3 10 Q	West Nickell Pass Pass Pass Lead 5 A Q A 9	North Beatty 2 3 4 2nd 10 4 2 8 J	East Freeman Pass Pass All Pass 3rd J 4 3 4 6	South Onstott 1 NT 2 3 4th Q 8 5 10 3
J 8 2 J 8 6 2 Q 10 9 6 5 4		10 5 A Q 9 3 3 K J 8 7 6 3
BC7B8 9B7A7 21625 = Par NS +980	A Q 9 10 7 5 A 5 4 A Q 9 2
Nickell NS 4 South = +420  4	Beatty NS   4 South +1   +450 +1 1

4. W deals Both vul	Q 8 5 3 A 9 7 6 3 9 A Q 10		West Eisenberg Pass Pass Lead 7 9 6 3 K 10 A 3 8	North Soloway 2 Pass 2nd Q A 8 2 6 5 4 2 9	East Hayden Pass Pass 3rd 4 2 K K 10 5 10 6 8	South Hamman 4 4th 8 5 A J 3 J 5 J Q	West Nickell Pass Pass Pass Lead K 9 2 4 3 9 Q 8 K	North Beatty 1 3 Pass 2nd A A A 6 2 A 4 9 5	East Freeman Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 2 J 5 10 4 6 K 6	South Onstott 1 4 4th 8 5 3 3 J 8 2 3 J
J K Q J 5 6 5 K 9 7 5 3 2		10 9 4 2 4 2 A Q J 3 J 6 4
9A9A5 8A9A5 42338 = Par NS +620	A K 7 6 10 8 K 10 8 7 4 2 8
Nickell NS 4 South = +620 +14 18	Beatty NS   4 South -3   -300  1

5. N deals N-S vul	7 5 K Q J 3 Q 8 5 3 4 3 2		West Eisenberg 2 Pass Lead K Q 2 4 Q 7	North Soloway Pass 3 Pass 2nd 2 K 9 5 9 10	East Hayden 1 3 3rd 5 A 3 J 2 J	South Hamman 1 Pass 4th 8 4 6 8 7 8	West Nickell Pass Lead 4 K Q 10 6 2	North Beatty Pass Pass 2nd 5 9 4 3 3 5	East Freeman Pass Pass 3rd J 3 A 2 6 9	South Onstott 1 NT 4th 8 7 2 5 5 2
A 10 6 4 3 2 10 8 J 9 4 7 6		K Q J 7 6 2 K 7 6 Q J 9 8
76A99 = 57344 = Par NS +500	9 8 A 9 5 4 A 10 2 A K 10 5
Nickell NS 3 West -1 +50  18	Beatty NS   1 NT South =   +90 +1 2

6. E deals E-W vul	10 A 10 4 3 2 A K Q J 10 4 3		West Eisenberg Pass Pass 2 All Pass Lead 4 8 5 5 A 10 4	North Soloway 1 2 3 2nd 2 3 J 6 9 J 2	East Hayden Pass Pass Pass 3 3rd A K 7 Q 7 5 A	South Hamman Pass 1 NT 2 4 4th 10 3 2 3 2 4 8	West Nickell Pass Pass All Pass Lead K K J 4 8 A 10	North Beatty 1 2 2nd A 7 9 2 4 6 8	East Freeman Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 2 3 A K 5 7	South Onstott Pass 1 2 4th 3 5 Q 10 3 2
A Q 9 8 7 9 7 8 6 4 2 10 8		K J 4 Q 8 6 5 9 3 K Q 6 2
86AA9 = 46324 = Par NS +420	6 5 3 2 K J 7 5 A J 9 7 5
Nickell NS 4 North = +420 +6 24	Beatty NS   2 North +2   +170  2

7. S deals Both vul	A K 7 3 Q A Q J 6 2 J 8 7		West Eisenberg Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 9 3 8 J 7 4	North Soloway 1 1 2 3 2nd Q K 9 5 7 8	East Hayden Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 6 Q 2 J 10	South Hamman Pass 1 2 2 3 NT 4th 2 3 3 Q 5 2	West Nickell Pass Pass Pass Lead 10 3 7 8 6 9	North Beatty 1 1 2 NT 2nd Q 5 7 4 9 2	East Freeman Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A 6 J Q Q 4	South Onstott Pass 1 1 NT 4th 2 3 K K 7 8
Q 10 4 10 9 7 6 9 5 4 A Q 3		9 6 5 2 A J 4 3 K 10 3 6 5
77679 = 66754 = Par NS +110	J 8 K 8 5 2 8 7 K 10 9 4 2
Nickell NS 3 NT South -2 -200  24	Beatty NS   2 NT South -1   -100 +3 5

8. W deals None vul	Q 5 3 3 K 8 7 Q 9 7 6 3 2		West Eisenberg Pass 1 NT 4 Lead A A A K 10 7 6 K	North Soloway Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 5 6 6 2 4 4 J 7	East Hayden 1 3 3rd 2 4 4 J 7 Q K 5	South Hamman Pass Pass 4th 2 3 3 5 Q 3 A	West Nickell Pass 1 NT 4 Lead 6 A K 2	North Beatty Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 3 6 7 Q	East Freeman 1 3 3rd K 4 5 10	South Onstott Pass Pass 4th A 3 3
J 7 4 10 9 5 4 J 5 3 K J 5		A K 10 9 8 A K J 2 A 10 4 2 —
43338 33337 99A95 9AAA6 Par EW +420	6 2 Q 8 7 6 Q 9 6 A 10 8 4
Nickell NS 4 East = -420 = 24	Beatty NS   4 East =   -420 = 5

9. N deals E-W vul	— K J 8 5 3 8 7 6 5 2 9 8 7		West Eisenberg 3 Dbl Pass Pass Dbl Lead A 9 6 J 5 3	North Soloway Pass Pass Pass 5 5 All Pass 2nd 3 2 7 A J 4	East Hayden 1 4 Pass Dbl Pass 3rd 2 A J 3 6 4	South Hamman Pass 4 NT Rdbl Pass Pass 4th 2 3 Q 5 4 10	West Nickell 3 Pass Lead 3 2 5	North Beatty Pass Pass Pass 2nd 2 K	East Freeman 1 4 3rd 8 3	South Onstott Pass Pass 4th 4 7
K J 7 2 10 7 K 9 3 Q J 4 3		A Q 10 6 4 A Q 9 4 2 J 6 2
43696 = 9A747 9A647 Par EW +300	9 8 5 3 6 A Q 10 4 A K 10 5
Nickell NS 5 × North -2 -300 +8 32	Beatty NS   4 East =   -620  5

10. E deals Both vul	J 8 5 2 10 9 8 Q 8 Q 10 8 4		West Eisenberg 2 Pass Lead K 4 4 K 6 5 3 6 7	North Soloway Pass Pass 2nd 3 A Q J 2 10 5 10 J	East Hayden Pass 2 3rd 8 8 6 6 K 10 A K 3	South Hamman 1 NT Pass 4th 2 5 7 9 4 9 8 J Q	West Nickell Pass 2 Lead A 4 A K 4	North Beatty Pass All Pass 2nd 3 A 8 4 Q	East Freeman Pass 1 3rd 8 8 3 6 3	South Onstott 1 Pass 4th 2 2 2 5 7
Q 9 4 3 A 6 10 6 5 4 3 A K		K 10 6 K Q 5 3 2 2 9 7 6 3
53465 = 89977 79977 Par EW +140	A 7 J 7 4 A K J 9 7 J 5 2
Nickell NS 2 East +1 -140 = 32	Beatty NS   2 East +1   -140 = 5

11. S deals None vul	7 5 2 Q 9 3 10 9 6 3 10 8 5		West Eisenberg 1 2 3 NT Lead A 10 5 2 7 Q 8 A	North Soloway Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 8 6 4 9 3 10 5 3	East Hayden 1 2 NT 3rd 2 7 A J K 5 9 2	South Hamman Pass Pass Pass 4th 4 Q 3 2 6 6 8 10	West Nickell 1 3 Lead 9 J 5 K Q 8 4	North Beatty Pass Pass 2nd 8 4 4 10 9 7 9	East Freeman 1 NT 3 NT 3rd 2 2 A 7 2 5 K	South Onstott Pass 2 All Pass 4th J 6 3 6 8 10 10
8 A J 7 4 A K Q 8 2 A 7 6		Q J 6 4 K 5 2 J 7 5 Q J 9
35224 = A7AA8 A7BB9 Par EW +450	A K 10 9 3 10 8 6 4 K 4 3 2
Nickell NS 3 NT East = -400 +2 34	Beatty NS   3 NT East +2   -460  5

12. W deals N-S vul	Q 10 9 2 Q 4 2 Q 10 5 4 2 10		West Eisenberg Pass 2 Pass Lead A 10 J 6 Q A	North Soloway Pass 3 3 NT 2nd J K 6 3 K	East Hayden 1 Pass All Pass 3rd 4 5 Q 9 2	South Hamman Dbl 3 4th 2 2 K Q 5	West Nickell Pass Pass Pass Lead A 8 A J 7 Q K K 10	North Beatty Pass 2 2nd J A 6 8 2 K 5 9 3	East Freeman 1 Pass 3rd 4 5 2 4 4 9 2 4 9	South Onstott Dbl Pass 4th 2 10 3 K 5 5 6 7 Q
7 5 4 9 7 5 8 6 Q J 9 5 4		A K 8 6 3 A 10 6 K 7 3 8 7
989A8 = 35335 45335 Par NS +600	J K J 8 3 A J 9 A K 6 3 2
Nickell NS 3 NT North = +600 +10 44	Beatty NS   2 North +2   +130  5

13. N deals Both vul	Q 6 Q 8 7 5 2 8 4 3 7 5 3		West Eisenberg 2 4 Lead A A 4 4 A K 10 7	North Soloway Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 2 8 K 2 4 10 5 K	East Hayden 1 2 3rd 6 3 Q J 3 6 8 J	South Hamman 1 Pass 4th 10 2 6 6 5 7 Q Q	West Nickell 2 2 2 NT Lead	North Beatty Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2nd	East Freeman 1 2 Rdbl 4 3rd	South Onstott 1 Pass Pass All Pass 4th
K J 8 3 2 4 A Q J 9 6 Q 8		10 A K J 10 9 3 K 2 K 9 6 2
34224 34234 A9AA9 = Par EW +630	A 9 7 5 4 6 10 7 5 A J 10 4
Nickell NS 4 East = -620 = 44	Beatty NS   4 East =   -620 = 5

14. E deals None vul	A J 2 Q Q J 8 6 K J 7 5 2		West Eisenberg Dbl 4 4 NT Lead Q K Q J Q 10 5 10	North Soloway Pass Dbl Dbl 2nd 4 2 A 7 K 2 2 J	East Hayden Pass 3 Pass All Pass 3rd 7 5 6 9 4 4 A 5	South Hamman 3 Pass Pass 4th A 3 4 8 3 2 6 3	West Nickell Dbl 4 Lead 3 7 4 7 5 2 Q	North Beatty Pass All Pass 2nd 4 6 10 3 10 A 2	East Freeman Pass 3 3rd J 4 J K 9 6 5	South Onstott 3 Pass 4th 9 8 K A Q 5 3
K Q 8 A A 10 9 7 3 A Q 8 4		10 7 6 5 9 6 5 4 K 5 10 9 6
44844 = 99599 88589 Par EW +300	9 4 3 K J 10 8 7 3 2 4 2 3
Nickell NS 4 NT× West -1 +100 = 44	Beatty NS   4 East -2   +100 = 5

15. S deals N-S vul	A K Q 9 8 2 J 4 3 A 6 5 4		West Eisenberg Pass Pass Lead 10 2 K Q 5 A 7	North Soloway 4 2nd 4 4 2 5 8 3 9	East Hayden Pass 3rd 7 A 3 5 3 10 10	South Hamman 2 Pass 4th K 7 8 9 9 7 3	West Nickell Pass 2 Pass Pass Lead 4 2	North Beatty 1 Pass Pass 3 2nd 2 4	East Freeman 1 Pass 3 All Pass 3rd 10 Q	South Onstott Pass 1 2 Pass 4th A 7
9 8 4 7 5 4 A 9 8 6 Q 10 9		7 K Q J 10 K Q 10 5 2 J 8 7
89547 = 43695 = Par NS +100	J 10 6 5 3 2 A 6 3 7 K 3 2
Nickell NS 4 South = +620 +10 54	Beatty NS   3 South =   +140  5

16. W deals E-W vul	7 5 2 K 4 2 5 4 A J 10 8 4		West Eisenberg 1 NT Pass Pass Lead 3 8 2 5 5 K	North Soloway Pass 3 2nd 2 10 8 A 3 3	East Hayden 2 Pass 3rd A J Q 9 10 7	South Hamman 2 Pass 4th 6 K A 3 4 J	West Nickell 1 NT Pass 3 Lead 2 A 3 A 8 5 3 J	North Beatty Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 3 4 5 5 9 8 K 7	East Freeman 2 2 NT 3rd 9 2 K 3 J 10 A 2	South Onstott 2 Pass 4th A J 6 2 K 4 6 Q
A 4 J 7 3 A Q 9 6 3 K Q 5		J 8 3 A 8 K 10 8 7 2 9 7 6
58847 = 84495 = Par EW +100	K Q 10 9 6 Q 10 9 6 5 J 3 2
Nickell NS 3 South = +140 +6 60	Beatty NS   3 West =   -110  5

Nickell leads by 55 IMPs

Match AS99 Main

Top 1999 Spingold Final

Segment 2

17. N deals None vul	K 10 6 4 3 A 9 5 8 2 Q 7 4		West Eisenberg 1 NT Lead 4 J K 2 8 2 4 K	North Rodwell Pass Pass 2nd 8 4 8 4 3 A A J	East Hayden 1 Pass 3rd 9 A 6 10 K 3 3 9	South Meckstroth 1 Pass 4th Q 9 7 Q 6 5 6 7	West Freeman 2 2 NT Lead	North Onstott Pass 2 All Pass 2nd	East Nickell 1 Pass 3rd	South Beatty 1 Pass 4th
A Q 7 4 2 Q 7 6 5 J 10 6 5		J 8 5 K Q 8 3 10 3 A K 3 2
56664 = 77679 = Par EW +110	9 2 J 10 7 6 A K J 9 4 9 8
Nickell NS 1 NT West -1 +50 +5 65	Beatty NS   2 NT West +1   -150  5

18. E deals N-S vul	10 6 5 K Q 10 7 2 J 7 2 10 9		West Eisenberg Pass 2 All Pass Lead 2 J 4 9 10 J A	North Rodwell 2 Pass 2nd 5 K 10 6 Q 5 10	East Hayden 1 Pass Pass 3rd Q 6 3 3 A 2	South Meckstroth 1 NT 2 3 4th A 7 6 4 8 K	West Freeman Pass Pass All Pass Lead 6 10 2 A 3 3 5 2	North Onstott 1 3 2nd 4 2 9 5 7 A 2 5	East Nickell Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 3 A 9 A 4 7 10	South Beatty 1 2 NT 4 4th 10 4 3 6 6 5 Q Q
K 9 8 4 2 8 5 3 Q 9 8 3 4		Q 7 3 J 9 6 A 5 4 K Q 6 2
8697A 9798A 26252 36253 Par NS +600	A J A 4 K 10 6 A J 8 7 5 3
Nickell NS 3 South +1 +130 +8 73	Beatty NS   4 North -2   -200  5

19. S deals E-W vul	A A Q 10 9 5 3 Q J 9 6 3 Q		West Eisenberg 1 Pass Lead A 8 A 6 7 5 Q	North Rodwell 2 NT 4 2nd 4 9 2 4 K 9	East Hayden 3 All Pass 3rd 2 Q 4 A 3 6	South Meckstroth Pass 4 4th Q A 6 2 4 2	West Freeman Pass 2 NT Lead 2 3 4 Q Q	North Onstott 1 4 2nd 8 4 6 4 8	East Nickell 1 All Pass 3rd K A 10 7 5	South Beatty Pass 2 4th A 2 8 J
Q 5 K J 6 K 10 2 K 7 5 3 2		K J 8 7 6 4 2 8 4 A 9 8 6
54AA4 = 69338 39238 Par NS +200	10 9 3 2 8 7 4 A 7 5 J 10 4
Nickell NS 4 North = +420  73	Beatty NS   4 North +1   +450 +1 6

20. W deals Both vul	7 5 4 10 8 6 10 8 K J 8 5 4		West Eisenberg Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 Q 4 7 10 J A 3 K	North Rodwell Pass 3 NT 2nd 6 7 K 2 7 4 4 8 4	East Hayden Pass Pass 3rd A 3 9 J 9 2 3 6 5	South Meckstroth 2 NT Pass 4th 5 8 10 9 Q 2 Q J 6	West Freeman Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 4 7 5 A Q 2 K 7	North Onstott Pass 3 NT 2nd 10 3 2 9 10 A 6 2 A	East Nickell Pass Pass 3rd 2 Q J J 7 4 A 3 4	South Beatty 2 NT Pass 4th 9 6 3 8 10 6 5 5 8
8 6 J 9 3 2 Q 5 4 3 A 10 2		K 10 9 3 A Q 4 7 6 2 9 6 3
89889 = 54552 = Par NS +140	A Q J 2 K 7 5 A K J 9 Q 7
Nickell NS 3 NT South -2 -200  73	Beatty NS   3 NT South =   +600 +13 19

21. N deals N-S vul	A K 10 7 Q 9 3 K J 9 7 6 3		West Eisenberg 1 Pass Lead 3 Q Q 7 10 5 A 8	North Rodwell 1 Dbl Pass 2nd A 4 K 2 7 4 6 9	East Hayden Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 2 9 6 K Q 3 5	South Meckstroth 1 4 4th 6 K 8 4 A 3 K 2	West Freeman 5 Pass Lead K Q K 2 5 7	North Onstott 1 Dbl 2nd A 6 3 8 2 K	East Nickell 3 Pass 3rd 7 9 4 9 4 A	South Beatty 3 Pass 4th 5 4 A 2 9 10
Q J 5 4 3 K 9 7 4 A Q 10 8		9 2 8 5 4 A J 8 6 5 3 2 5
A6939 A6949 36394 = Par NS +300	8 6 A J 10 7 6 2 Q 10 K 4 2
Nickell NS 4 South -2 -200  73	Beatty NS   5 × East -1   +100 +7 26

23. S deals Both vul	A J 10 2 J 8 7 A Q J 4 5 4		West Eisenberg 1 3 Lead 5 5 7 A 4 9 3	North Rodwell Pass Pass 2nd 7 7 10 8 9 8 2	East Hayden 2 3 3rd 10 10 J 3 2 Q K	South Meckstroth Pass 3 All Pass 4th A K 6 5 K 2 A	West Freeman Dbl Pass Pass Lead Q K A Q 9	North Onstott Pass Dbl Dbl 2nd A A 6 8 J	East Nickell 3 3 NT All Pass 3rd 5 3 7 3 Q	South Beatty 3 Pass Pass 4th 7 2 5 K 2
K 9 8 7 4 A 9 5 3 K 10 5 A		Q 6 5 3 Q 10 9 8 6 K 9 8 7
65789 65889 78554 = Par NS +110	— K 6 4 2 7 3 2 Q J 10 6 3 2
Nickell NS 3 West -1 +100  73	Beatty NS   3 NT× East -2   +500 +9 35

24. W deals None vul	A 9 3 8 2 A Q J 9 6 4 10 5		West Eisenberg Pass Dbl 3 Lead 5 6 4 K 2 2 Q 6 8	North Rodwell 1 2 All Pass 2nd 4 10 3 J J 8 3 2 A	East Hayden 1 2 3rd 8 A K 7 5 A 3 K 7	South Meckstroth 1 NT 3 4th 9 2 6 4 9 5 7 5 Q	West Freeman Pass Dbl Pass Lead Q A Q A	North Onstott 1 3 NT Pass 2nd 4 5 3 4	East Nickell 1 4 3rd A 10 3 7	South Beatty 2 Pass 4th 2 7 8 5
10 8 7 5 4 A 4 8 7 K Q 9 7		K 2 K Q 9 7 6 3 5 A 8 6 3
34281 = 69B5B = Par EW +450	Q J 6 J 10 5 K 10 3 2 J 4 2
Nickell NS 3 East +2 -200  73	Beatty NS   4 East +1   -150 +2 37

25. N deals E-W vul	Q 5 2 A K A K 6 3 2 Q 10 9		West Eisenberg Pass Lead	North Rodwell 2 NT 2nd	East Hayden Pass 3rd	South Meckstroth Pass 4th	West Freeman 2 Pass Lead	North Onstott 1 Dbl Pass 2nd	East Nickell 1 Pass Pass 3rd	South Beatty Pass 2 4th
K 9 7 3 J 10 4 7 5 K J 6 4		A J Q 9 8 3 2 Q J 10 A 8 2
66465 65465 77978 77968 Par EW +140	10 8 6 4 7 6 5 9 8 4 7 5 3
Nickell NS 2 NT North -2 -100 = 73	Beatty NS   2 South -2   -100 = 37

26. E deals Both vul	J 9 6 5 K J 9 8 10 9 9 8 4		West Eisenberg Pass Lead 3 10 4 5 J 2 2 10	North Rodwell Pass 2nd 5 7 K 4 K 10 J A	East Hayden Pass Pass 3rd Q 6 9 A Q 9 4 7	South Meckstroth 1 NT 4th A 2 4 3 8 6 10 2	West Freeman Pass Lead 3 10 4 8	North Onstott Pass 2nd 5 7 K J	East Nickell Pass Pass 3rd Q 6 9 4	South Beatty 1 NT 4th A 2 3 6
K 8 7 3 Q 7 2 J 3 2 Q 10 5		Q 2 5 4 3 A 8 6 5 4 A J 6
99978 = 44364 44464 Par NS +600	A 10 4 A 10 6 K Q 7 K 7 3 2
Nickell NS 1 NT South +2 +150 +1 74	Beatty NS   1 NT South +1   +120  37

27. S deals None vul	10 6 4 3 J 3 8 4 9 7 6 4 3		West Eisenberg 2 3 3 NT Lead 3 5 2 A Q J 10 2	North Rodwell Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 8 3 3 4 6 7 9 4	East Hayden 2 3 3rd 9 K J 5 8 9 10 Q	South Meckstroth 1 Pass Pass 4th A 8 4 6 5 4 2 A	West Freeman 2 3 NT Lead 8 2 5 A Q J 10 5	North Onstott Pass All Pass 2nd 2 3 7 7 4 6 9 6	East Nickell 2 3rd 3 K J 5 8 9 10 Q	South Beatty 1 Pass 4th 10 8 4 6 4 5 A K
A 7 7 2 K J 10 A Q J 10 5 2		K J 8 Q 10 9 8 5 A 6 5 2 K
15211 15231 B8BAA = Par EW +460	Q 9 5 2 A K 6 4 Q 9 7 3 8
Nickell NS 3 NT West +2 -460 +1 75	Beatty NS   3 NT West +3   -490  37

28. W deals N-S vul	— A Q 9 8 6 J 8 7 5 A K 10 6		West Eisenberg Lead A 5 5 A 6 2 K	North Rodwell 2nd 6 3 7 4 10 4 8	East Hayden 3rd 5 A Q 3 Q A 5	South Meckstroth 4th 4 4 2 K J 3 9	West Freeman 1 3 Pass Lead Q	North Onstott Dbl 4 Pass 2nd A	East Nickell 2 Pass Pass 3rd	South Beatty 3 5 4th
A K Q 3 2 K J 7 Q 6 4 9 4		J 8 7 5 10 4 2 K 10 9 3 8 3
85A9C = 57341 = Par NS +1100	10 9 6 4 5 3 A 2 Q J 7 5 2
Nickell NS 5 South +1 +620 = 75	Beatty NS   5 South +1   +620 = 37

29. N deals Both vul	10 9 8 4 2 J 3 10 4 9 8 5 4		West Eisenberg 1 3 NT Lead 6 K 3 Q J 2 9 7 8	North Rodwell Pass Pass All Pass 2nd Q 2 K 4 8 4 6 6 9	East Hayden Pass 1 NT 3rd 4 3 10 2 5 K 3 10 Q	South Meckstroth 1 Pass 4th 5 A 2 5 4 A 8 A J	West Freeman 1 Lead	North Onstott Pass Pass 2nd	East Nickell Pass Pass 3rd	South Beatty 1 Pass 4th
K Q J 7 6 A Q 6 K Q 7 6 2		3 8 7 5 2 A 8 5 2 K Q 10 3
33453 = 99879 = Par EW +600	A 5 K 10 9 4 J 9 7 6 3 A J
Nickell NS 3 NT East -2 +200 +7 82	Beatty NS   1 West +1   -110  37

Nickell leads by 45 IMPs

Match AS99 Main

Top 1999 Spingold Final

Segment 3

33. N deals None vul	J K 9 6 5 K 5 4 J 8 6 4 3		West Beatty Dbl Pass Lead 2 10	North Meckstroth Pass 4 Pass 2nd 3 A	East Onstott 1 Pass Pass 3rd Q	South Rodwell 2 5 4th A	West Hamman 2 Pass All Pass Lead 8 A 10	North Hayden Pass 3 4 2nd 5 2 A	East Soloway 1 Pass Pass 3rd 4 3	South Eisenberg 2 3 5 4th A Q
7 6 5 3 2 Q 10 8 A J 9 2 2		A K Q J 4 3 2 Q 8 7 6 3 Q
9674B = 47682 = Par NS +400	10 9 8 4 A 7 10 A K 10 9 7 5
Nickell NS 5 South = +400 = 82	Beatty NS   5 South =   +400 = 37

34. E deals N-S vul	10 A J 8 7 6 K J 7 6 3 2 K		West Beatty 2 Pass Lead 3 10 Q A J 9 4 K	North Meckstroth Dbl Pass 2nd 10 6 K 2 3 10 Q 10	East Onstott 1 4 3rd J 4 A 5 4 5 A 3	South Rodwell Pass Pass 4th 2 Q 2 2 3 6 5 4	West Hamman 2 Pass Lead 5 A 8 2 5 3 4 6 3	North Hayden 3 Pass 2nd 10 2 3 5 10 10 7 Q Q	East Soloway 1 4 Pass 3rd A 4 5 3 A 4 7 9 8	South Eisenberg Pass 5 4th 2 K 6 4 2 8 6 9 8
Q 7 5 Q 10 A 9 8 4 Q 7 5 4		A K J 8 6 2 Q 10 5 A J 9 8
32A52 = 8A28A 8A38B Par EW +200	9 4 3 2 K 9 5 4 3 — 10 6 3 2
Nickell NS 4 East -1 +50 +6 88	Beatty NS   5 South -2   -200  37

35. S deals E-W vul	J 9 3 2 10 7 3 2 J 9 8 6 Q		West Beatty Pass Pass All Pass Lead 8 K	North Meckstroth 1 2 2nd 2 A	East Onstott Pass Pass 3rd 7 3	South Rodwell 1 1 NT 2 4th Q 4	West Hamman Pass Pass Lead 5 6 A 8 8 Q	North Hayden 2 Pass 2nd 9 2 2 J 4 J	East Soloway Pass Pass 3rd 4 10 7 3 5 6	South Eisenberg 1 NT 2 4th 6 K Q 10 7
A 8 5 A Q J 8 K 7 3 5 4 2		7 4 K 6 Q 4 2 J 10 9 8 7 3
77664 = 65669 = Par EW +110	K Q 10 6 9 5 4 A 10 5 A K 6
Nickell NS 2 South +1 +140 = 88	Beatty NS   2 South +1   +140 = 37

36. W deals Both vul	10 9 5 4 K 6 5 A Q 9 8 5 Q		West Beatty 1 3 Lead K Q 3 3 4 9 4	North Meckstroth 1 Pass 2nd 10 K 7 5 6 J A	East Onstott 1 Pass 3rd A 2 2 9 6 8 8	South Rodwell 3 Pass 4th 6 3 9 10 5 2 K	West Hamman 1 Pass Pass Lead 2	North Hayden Pass Dbl Pass 2nd 5	East Soloway 2 Pass Pass 3rd J	South Eisenberg Pass 3 4th
A Q 2 Q 8 3 2 10 A 9 7 6 3		K J 7 J 9 7 4 6 3 K 10 8 5
56493 = 66949 = Par EW +140	8 6 3 A 10 K J 7 4 2 J 4 2
Nickell NS 3 East = -140  88	Beatty NS   3 South =   +110 +6 43

37. N deals N-S vul	A Q 5 3 8 4 2 A K A K 8 3		West Beatty Dbl Pass Lead Q J 9 8 8 K K 3 9	North Meckstroth 2 NT 4 2nd 3 5 A 10 J 5 6 10 6	East Onstott Pass Pass 3rd 6 A 2 K A 2 J 7 8	South Rodwell 3 Pass 4th 4 2 7 Q 8 5 4 7 Q	West Hamman Dbl Pass Lead 10 3 Q Q	North Hayden 2 NT 3 Pass 2nd K A A K	East Soloway Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 2 J 6	South Eisenberg 3 4 4th 5 10 2 4
J 2 A 6 Q J 10 9 7 6 5 9 4		10 9 8 7 6 Q J 10 — Q 10 6 5 2
A7A67 A7A77 35365 = Par NS +630	K 4 K 9 7 5 3 8 4 3 2 J 7
Nickell NS 4 North = +620  88	Beatty NS   4 North +1   +650 +1 44

38. E deals E-W vul	J 9 3 A 10 9 5 4 A 10 9 4 2		West Beatty 1 2 Pass 2 Lead 2 7 2 10 2 9 4	North Meckstroth Pass Pass 2 3 2nd J 3 4 K A 8 A	East Onstott 1 1 NT Pass Pass 3 3rd Q 10 A 3 4 J 8	South Rodwell Pass Pass Dbl Pass All Pass 4th K K 6 5 9 Q 6	West Hamman 1 2 Lead 2 7 9 2 10 5 10	North Hayden Pass Pass 2nd J A A K 6 A Q	East Soloway 1 1 NT 2 3rd Q 3 5 4 4 6 3	South Eisenberg Pass Pass All Pass 4th K J 6 3 3 2 8
Q 8 7 6 4 7 2 J 8 5 4 K 6		10 5 2 K 8 3 K Q 7 6 A J 3
75859 = 68484 = Par NS +110	A K Q J 6 9 3 2 Q 10 8 7 5
Nickell NS 3 West -1 +100 +5 93	Beatty NS   2 West =   -110  44

39. S deals Both vul	5 A K 10 2 K Q 6 5 3 A 8 5		West Beatty Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead Q 2 7 Q K A J	North Meckstroth 1 Dbl 1 NT 2nd 5 9 4 5 9 4 2	East Onstott 1 Pass Pass 3rd K 3 K 4 6 9 10	South Rodwell Pass Pass 1 2 4th 6 5 A A 3 2 Q	West Hamman Pass 4 Lead K K A K A 2 9	North Hayden 1 All Pass 2nd 9 A Q 6 J Q 8	East Soloway Dbl 3rd 5 9 10 3 6 9	South Eisenberg Pass 2 4th 7 4 5 A 3 4
— 8 7 4 3 10 4 Q J 10 7 4 3 2		A K 10 6 4 2 Q J 9 A J 8 K
78685 = 65648 = Par NS +110	Q J 9 8 7 3 6 5 9 7 2 9 6
Nickell NS 2 South -1 -100  93	Beatty NS   4 West -2   +200 +7 51